AP - Detroit Pistons guard Richard Hamilton was fined $5,000 by the NBA on Sunday for throwing a ball into the stands during a game.

AP - Richard Hamilton scored 23 points to help the Detroit Pistons hold off the Charlotte Bobcats 108-103 on Saturday night.

AP - Antawn Jamison had 35 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Washington Wizards to a 119-114 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday night.

AFP - Charlotte Bobcats forward Emeka Okafor will miss the remainder of the National Basketball Association season with the sprained right ankle that has sidelined him nearly two months.

AP - Charlotte Bobcats forward Emeka Okafor will miss the rest of the season because of an ankle injury that has already cost him 36 games.

AP - Knicks coach Larry Brown responded to Stephon Marbury's vow to be more offensive minded, saying he never restricted his point guard's ability to score in the first place.

AP - Richard Hamilton scored 24 points and Tayshaun Price added 23 as the Detroit Pistons improved to 28-2 at home with a 94-78 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday night.

AP - New York at Charlotte (7:30 p.m. EST). Both teams have an NBA-low 17 wins.

AP - Fewer New York City public high schoolers are lighting up, a trend officials credit to such factors as better health education, smoking bans in workplaces and higher cigarette sales taxes.

AP - Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning was sidelined for Wednesday night's game against the Washington Wizards because of a sprained left foot.

Andrea Moore - AHN Staff Reporter Charlotte, N.C. (AHN) - NASCAR chairman Brian France has announced NASCAR's first Hall of Fame will be built in downtown Charlotte. The selection of Charlotte for the site of the $107.5 million hall ended a yearlong race featuring four other cities. The hall...

AP - Now that we know where NASCAR's much-ballyhooed Hall of Fame is going to be built, the bigger question remains: Who will be the building blocks of its legacy?

Reuters - Shaquille O'Neal celebrated his 34th birthday with 35 points in leading the Miami Heat to a 106-105 overtime victory over the Charlotte Bobcats in National Basketball Association play at Charlotte Arena on Monday.

AP - Shaquille O'Neal celebrated his 34th birthday with 35 points and accounted for all of Miami's scoring in overtime, leading the Heat over the Charlotte Bobcats 106-105 on Monday night.

Matthew Borghese - All Headline News Staff Writer Charlotte, North Carolina (AHN) - NASCAR officials announce that Charlotte, North Carolina will be the home of the official NASCAR Hall of Fame. NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France says, "In the end, like any tough decision, you look at...

AP - NASCAR's first Hall of Fame will be built in downtown Charlotte, within miles of the garages and sprawling mansions that make the region an epicenter of the sport.

AP - NASCAR's first Hall of Fame will be built in downtown Charlotte, within miles of the race shops and sprawling mansions that make the region an epicenter of the sport.

AP - Miami at Charlotte (7:30 p.m. EST). The Heat have won eight straight.

AP - Carl Elliot's basket at the buzzer helped No. 7 George Washington complete its first perfect Atlantic 10 season with an 86-85 overtime victory over Charlotte on Saturday.

AP - Danny Nee resigned Friday as Duquesne University's basketball coach, one day before the Dukes will conclude the worst season in school history.